Description
The setup_logging function in log.h in SANLock uses world-writable permissions for /var/log/sanlock.log, which allows local users to overwrite the file content or bypass intended disk-quota restrictions via standard filesystem write operations.
Published: 2012-12-20
Score: 3.6 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5522 The setup_logging function in log.h in SANLock uses world-writable permissions for /var/log/sanlock.log, which allows local users to overwrite the file content or bypass intended disk-quota restrictions via standard filesystem write operations.
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Ovirt Sanlock
Redhat Enterprise Linux Storage
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:16.192Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5638

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-20T12:02:18.637

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-5638

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5638 - Bugzilla

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